Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
March 6, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
160012
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
HASSAN M. AHMAD, Elizabeth T. Clement
Plaintiff-Appellee, Megan K. Cavanagh,
Justices
v SC: 160012
COA: 341299
Court of Claims: 17-000170-MZ
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 20, 2019
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address whether the documents sought by the plaintiff are within the definition of “public
record” in § 2(i) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.232(i). The time
allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case
may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
BERNSTEIN, J., did not participate due to a familial relationship.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
March 6, 2020
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Clerk